What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Canada

Canada: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 26.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.3%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
121st
of 172 countries
All-time high
26.3%
in 2024
All-time low
19.5%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Canada, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 19.5 %1991: 19.6 %1992: 19.8 %1993: 20 %1994: 20.2 %1995: 20.5 %1996: 20.6 %1997: 20.7 %1998: 20.8 %1999: 20.9 %2000: 20.9 %2001: 21 %2002: 21.1 %2003: 21.1 %2004: 21.2 %2005: 21.4 %2006: 21.5 %2007: 21.7 %2008: 21.9 %2009: 22.1 %2010: 22.3 %2011: 22.5 %2012: 22.8 %2013: 23 %2014: 23.2 %2015: 23.5 %2016: 23.7 %2017: 24 %2018: 24.3 %2019: 24.6 %2020: 24.9 %2021: 25.2 %2022: 25.6 %2023: 26 %2024: 26.3 %

Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Canada recorded 26.3% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Canada peaked at 26.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1990.

Canada ranks 121st of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Canada, year by year

Annual values for What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Canada, 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 19.5%
1991 19.6% +0.7%
1992 19.8% +1.0%
1993 20.0% +1.0%
1994 20.2% +1.1%
1995 20.5% +1.2%
1996 20.6% +0.8%
1997 20.7% +0.5%
1998 20.8% +0.5%
1999 20.9% +0.3%
2000 20.9% +0.2%
2001 21.0% +0.3%
2002 21.1% +0.3%
2003 21.1% +0.3%
2004 21.2% +0.5%
2005 21.4% +0.6%
2006 21.5% +0.7%
2007 21.7% +0.8%
2008 21.9% +0.9%
2009 22.1% +1.0%
2010 22.3% +0.9%
2011 22.5% +1.0%
2012 22.8% +1.1%
2013 23.0% +1.0%
2014 23.2% +1.0%
2015 23.5% +1.0%
2016 23.7% +1.0%
2017 24.0% +1.0%
2018 24.3% +1.3%
2019 24.6% +1.3%
2020 24.9% +1.2%
2021 25.2% +1.3%
2022 25.6% +1.6%
2023 26.0% +1.4%
2024 26.3% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.3% 19.5% 20.9% 10
2000s 21.4% 20.9% 22.1% 10
2010s 23.4% 22.3% 24.6% 10
2020s 25.6% 24.9% 26.3% 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 118 Tunisia 26.8% compare
  2. 119 Switzerland 26.7% compare
  3. 120 Lithuania 26.6% compare
  4. 122 Italy 26.0% compare
  5. 123 China 25.4% compare
  6. 124 Oman 24.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Canada?
What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Canada was 26.3% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1990.
How does Canada rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
Canada ranks 121st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Unit
%
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 5,972 data points, 1990–2024
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Among those aged 15 years and older.